Ines Trickovich / Mikael Jakobsson

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A self-taught artist

Born in 1982, in Croatia, Europe. The musical journey of Ines began in an unconventional way. Without a day of classical musical school, this self-taught vocalist became one of the most respected jazz vocalist in Europe and the World. Ines has performed in jazz festivals, events, concert halls, private parties in countries like: Italy, Austria, Germany, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Ireland, New York, Slovenia, Croatia, France, Spain, Russia, Israel etc.

Some of the festivals and projects she worked on are: Liburnia jazz festival, Samobor jazz festival, Theater show “The Nightingale”, Musicals Day for Love & Ivana Rock fairytale, Le Petit Festival du Theatre, Runjiceve veceri, Cabaret Lilibelle- a cabaret play she directed and wrote, with whom she toured through China in 2011, Hong Kong international jazz festival, OCT loft Jazz festival in Shenzhen, Safed international music festival(Israel), Beishan World Music Festival, Macau Literary Festival-Script Road, Jazzarella all woman jazz festival, New York All souls at sundown – concert with Aaron Goldberg, etc. In April Ines had concert in Carnegie hall, New York.

A versatile pianist

Pianist Mikael Jakobsson (b. 1969) become known for greater audience from The Five Corners Quintet, starting from the early 2000s. The graduate of Sibelius Academy’s Faculty of Jazz is a Master of Music. As a versatile pianist he has made career in numerous Finnish and international ensambles. The elegance but also sense of rhythm of his playing has raised him to one of most valued and booked pianists in Finland.